Gold hits its highest price ever at £1,515 an ounce amid fears of coronavirus and US-China tensions

The price of gold hit a record high Monday as investors rushed into the safe-haven amid concerns about China-US tensions, a spike in virus infections around the world and a lack of progress on a new stimulus bill in Washington. After months of healthy rallies across equity markets – fuelled by trillions of dollars in … Read more

London markets open flat on 5,763 points amid US-China tensions over origin of Covid

London markets close slightly down by 0.16% or nine points on 5,763 after US stocks fell amid fears of renewed US-China trade war London markets opened flat today on 5,763 points as US-China tensions flared  Rolls Royce tumbled on reports it was considering job cuts to ride out the slump Trump pinned the blame for … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: The US-China tech war will last a generation and affect all of us

The trade war is becoming a tech war, and it will carry on long after Donald Trump leaves the White House.  A few days in Washington have convinced me we are in the early stages of a new conflict akin to the Cold War between the US and Russia, with the world’s two most powerful … Read more